School districts, hospital districts, city council have open seats on ballot

Delaine Fragnoli

Managing Editor

7/11/2012

Voters will have a chance to fill a number of seats on local boards in the November election.

The Feather River College board of trustees will have two open seats, Plumas Unified School District will have three and the Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District will have two. Candidates for the school districts must be registered voters residing within the trustee area they are filing for.

As Temperatures Rise, Californians Urged to Keep Their Cool

Feather Publishing

.July 10, 2012

As several regions of the country begin to get a break from the stifling heat and widespread power outages, many parts of California are now getting a turn under the broiler. A potentially deadly heat wave has brought triple-digit temperatures to interior parts of Southern California and the eastern Sierra Nevada, leading officials to urge caution. Officials with the California Emergency Management Agency say there are simple steps you can take to protect yourself from prolonged heat exposure and avoid a trip to a hospital.

West End Theatre hosts three musical acts

Feather Publishing

7/11/2012

The West End Theatre in Quincy will host its first evening of music Sunday, July 15. Local Quincy musician Mel Wade will kick off the music at 7 p.m., followed by Lucas Young and the Wilderness, of Reno, and Victor & Penny, of Chicago.

Sheriff reports ‘relatively quiet’ holiday weekend

Dan McDonald

Staff Writer

7/10/2012

There were very few problems associated with celebrations and festivities during the long Fourth of July week.

Plumas County Sheriff Greg Hagwood said he was impressed by how smoothly everything went. He praised event organizers and said he was pleased by how well the thousands of visitors conducted themselves.

“It was relatively quiet,” Hagwood said. “There were fewer arrests than last year.”